Tag Archives: “Green Duwamish Strategy” “Green/Duwamish Watershed”

Our Green/Duwamish Stormwater Workshop #1– Presentations Posted!

On May 4, Our Green/Duwamish kicked off the development of a watershed-wide stormwater strategy with the first of three workshops. Presentations are posted for those who missed this exciting and productive first session. Continue reading

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KPLU covers the ‘endangered’ Green-Duwamish River

A KPLU environmental reporter explores the conditions and challenges facing the Green-Duwamish river. Continue reading

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Recap from the Jan. 21 Watershed Advisory Group Meeting

The third Watershed Advisory Group Meeting was held on Jan. 21, 2016, at King Street Center in downtown Seattle. The meeting was very productive! We recapped Phase I activities and presented, in detail, the results of November 2015 WAG focus … Continue reading

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Attend the Green-Duwamish Watershed Symposium, Feb. 29

For people seeking greater synergy around improving the health of our environment and communities, this Leap Day will be extra special. Our colleagues at Green Seattle Partnership posted terrific information about the region’s first Green-Duwamish Watershed Symposium, which will take … Continue reading

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Swim Duwamish video highlights early action cleanup work

In this video interview, Mark Powell from the Washington Environmental Council joins Jeff Stern, King County’s project manager for the Lower Duwamish Superfund cleanup, to discuss the positive progress being made to heal past damage in this industrial stretch of … Continue reading

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On to the next phase of the project

After soliciting input from stakeholders with strong ties to the watershed, the Our Green/Duwamish team has wrapped up the Phase 1 Listening Tour. Thank you to everyone who participated in this process! As promised, the team prepared a series of … Continue reading

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Duwamish Alive! activities at Cecil B. Moses Park

The Nature Intrudes blog covers the incredible restoration work at Cecil B. Moses Park carried out by dedicated volunteers as part of the Duwamish Alive! celebration. King County Parks held a work party in Cecil Moses Park, located at the … Continue reading

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Story of the Green Duwamish Watershed: Mark Powell’s #SwimDuwamish

Mark Powell, alone and sometimes with guests, has been swimming the entire 85-mile length of the Green-Duwamish River a few miles at a time since last month. The swims are part of a campaign to tell the full story of … Continue reading

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Shape the future! Come to an open house on the Green/Duwamish Watershed

King County, the City of Seattle and the Regional Open Space Strategy (ROSS) Team seek your expertise and views on a strategy to create a healthy, prosperous future in the Green/Duwamish Watershed. Your participation is vital! It will lead us … Continue reading

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